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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1910
Page
3
The New Deere is built to serve high class farmers with the best plow possible. Only high grade paints are used and every detail is finished with care.
The General Assembly approves Caroline County borrowing up to fifty thousand dollars to improve roads and bridges, purchase equipment, and issue bonds with five percent maximum interest. Proceeds fund permanent bridges and other road works, with tax levies, sinking funds, bids, and strict accountability to prevent misapplication.
The secretary certifies this as a true copy of an act from Maryland's January Session of 1910. The document records official legislative action and confirms authenticity of the act text.
The Maryland General Assembly enacts that Federalsburg may levy ten percent of construction costs on owners along Bridge Street from Main Street to Houston's Branch Shoemaker Road. It authorizes payment to Caroline County and declares the act effective on passage. Governor Crothers and leaders sign.
Maryland lawmakers repeal and reenact Section 30 of Article 6 to allow Federalsburg commissioners to set fines up to fifty dollars for town by laws and ordinances with court enforcement by town bailiff, sheriff, or constable. Violations become misdemeanors. fines and costs go to the town. Imprisonment not to exceed ten days for nonpayment. Act takes effect on approval date. MAX Ways confirms true copy.
A farm column reviews sweet corn varieties Carly White Cob Cary Country Gentleman and Stowell Evergreen, detailing growth, planting, and fertilizer needs. It notes late July planting in eastern states and urges regular cultivation for best yields. The article also covers peach scab and a US Department of Agriculture remedy using self boiled lime sulfur wash, with lead added to kill curculio, and mentions a free bulletin on this treatment.
In eastern Colorado cucumber and melon fields are harvested for seed from October to December. Farmers and seed houses profit as cucumbers yield $100 to $150 per acre, with thrashing using a horse drawn thrasher and a two horse power engine.
A historical note discusses peach crop blights with focus on black rot and peach brown rot. It cites Georgia losses near one million dollars annually and estimates nationwide peach losses around five million. It mentions spraying with diluted Bordeaux mixture as a common remedy but notes foliage damage and seasonal timing issues.
Tobacco growth expands beyond the Tennessee and Kentucky regions with Missouri showing large last year acreages. Connecticut also grows notable tobacco with leaf rivaling Cuban and Puerto Rican cigars. Wisconsin researchers urge seed testing due to variable germination, suggesting blotter tests and density counts, and note poor last harvest seed.
Professor Henry of the weather bureau urges more focus on lightning protection. His Farmers Bulletin 307 explains basic electricity and offers an inexpensive DIY lightning rod kit using galvanized telegraph wire, staples, tees, and aluminum paint. He notes iron is a better conductor than copper for safety and energy dissipation.
Walter Couverse of Mad son counts Ohio claims best corn haul in his part of the country. He towed a six mile load of 298 bushels weighing 18 520 pounds, or six and a quarter tons, in two and a half hours with four or two mares and four horses. The fifteen by five foot ten inch by six foot two inch load appears in a reproduced photograph.
The text praises Burbank's high grain yield methods and notes his cactus offer a resilient stock feed that remains valuable for years. It contrasts truth and falsehoods, defining lying as deception with intent to mislead.
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